Answer:
D. Stephen conducts research to understand more about the corporate executives.
Explanation:
Analyzing the information above, it is correct to say that a good presentation should be able to retain the public's attention and positively impact people. For this, it is considered that the letter D is the most relevant option for Stephan to achieve his goals in his speech, because knowing his audience in depth will be a decisive factor to align his presentation with the interests of the audience and thus retain attention and integrate them with what is being said. Therefore, research to understand more about corporate executives will lead Stephan to achieve effectiveness in his presentation.
Steelweld, a car parts manufacturer, pays employees a higher hourly rate as they learn to master more parts of the work process. Employees earn $10 per hour when they are hired and they can earn up to $20 per hour if they master all 12 work units in the production process. What is most likely a benefit Steelweld is trying to achieve with this reward system?
Answer:
The improvement of workforce flexibility
Explanation:
The work force flexibility may be defined as the strategy of the responding to changing circumstances as well as expectations. It lays emphasizes on the flexibility and the willingness to adapt to change. The employees who approach their work with a flexible mindset are highly valued by the employers.
In the context, Steelweld company pays their employees at a higher hourly rate when they learn to master more work skills. The employees are paid much higher when they master all the 12 work units than they were hired. By doing this, the Steelweld company is trying to benefit and improve the workforce flexibility in their company.
The following information is related to Splish Company for 2020.
Retained earnings balance, January 1, 2020 $1,332,800
Sales Revenue 34,000,000
Cost of goods sold 21,760,000
Interest revenue 95,200
Selling and administrative expenses 6,392,000
Write-off of goodwill 1,115,200
Income taxes for 2020 1,691,840
Gain on the sale of investments 149,600
Loss due to flood damage 530,400
Loss on the disposition of the wholesale division (net of tax) 598,400
Loss on operations of the wholesale division (net of tax) 122,400
Dividends declared on common stock 340,000
Dividends declared on preferred stock 108,800
Splish Company decided to discontinue its entire wholesale operations (considered a discontinued operation) and to retain its manufacturing operations. On September 15, Splish sold the wholesale operations to Rogers Company. During 2020, there were 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding all year.
Required:
Prepare a multiple—step income statement.
Answer:
Net income is $2,034,560.
Explanation:
The multiple-step income statement refers to an income statement that segregates operating revenues and operating expenses of an organisation from its nonoperating revenues, nonoperating expenses, gains, and losses. In addition, gross profit which is net sales revenue minus the cost of goods sold.
The multiple-step income statement is an alternative to the single-step income statement which reports uses just one equation to calculate profits by deducting total revenue from total expenses from segregating them.
The multiple step income statement of Splish Company for 2020 will look as follows:
Splish Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Particulars $ $
Sales Revenue 34,000,000
Cost of goods sold (21,760,000)
Gross profit 12,240,000
Selling and administrative expenses (6,392,000)
Income from operation 5,848,000
Other revenues and gains
Interest revenue 95,200
Gain on the sale of investments 149,600
Total other revenues and gains 244,800
6,092,800
Other expenses and losses
Write-off of goodwill (1,115,200)
Loss due to flood damage (530,400)
Total other expenses and losses (1,645,600)
Income from continuing op. b4 tax 4,447,200
Income taxes (1,691,840)
Income from continuing operation 2,755,360
Discontinued operation
Loss on disposal (net of tax) (598,400)
Loss on operations (net of tax) (122,400)
(720,800)
Net income 2,034,560
Powell Panther Corporation: Income Statements for Year Ending December 31 (Millions of Dollars) 20192018 Sales$3,220.0$2,800.0 Operating costs excluding depreciation and amortization2,576.02,380.0 EBITDA$644.0$420.0 Depreciation and amortization90.078.0 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)$554.0$342.0 Interest70.861.6 Earnings before taxes (EBT)$483.2$280.4 Taxes (25%)193.3112.2 Net income$289.9$168.2 Common dividends$260.9$134.6 Powell Panther Corporation: Balance Sheets as of December 31 (Millions of Dollars) 20192018 Assets Cash and equivalents$36.0$31.0 Accounts receivable370.0308.0 Inventories678.0616.0 Total current assets$1,084.0$955.0 Net plant and equipment902.0784.0 Total assets$1,986.0$1,739.0 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable$315.0$252.0 Accruals269.0224.0 Notes payable64.456.0 Total current liabilities$648.4$532.0 Long-term bonds644.0560.0 Total liabilities$1,292.4$1,092.0 Common stock614.2596.6 Retained earnings79.450.4 Common equity$693.6$647.0 Total liabilities and equity$1,986.0$1,739.0 Write out your answers completely. For example, 25 million should be entered as 25,000,000. Round your answers to the nearest dollar, if necessary. Negative values, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. What was net operating working capital for 2018 and 2019
Answer:
Calculation of net operating working capital
Particulars 2018 2019
Current asset A $955 million $1,084 million
Current liability B $532.0 million $648.4 million
Net working capital A-B $423 million $435.6 million
​"A permanent increase in government purchases has a larger effect than a temporary increase of the same​ amount." Use the​ saving-investment diagram to evaluate this​ statement, focusing on effects on​ consumption, investment, and the real interest rate for a fixed level of output. ​(​Hint: The permanent increase in government purchases implies larger increases in current and future taxes​.)
Answer:
here
Explanation:
Recently, a group of university students decided to incorporate for the purposes of selling a process to recycle the waste product from manufacturing cheese. Some of the initial costs involved were legal fees and office expenses incurred in starting the business, state incorporation fees, and stamp taxes. One student wishes to charge these costs against revenue in the current period. Another wishes to defer these costs and amortize them in the future. Which student is correct
Answer:
The student wishing to defer these costs and amortize them in the future.
Explanation:
Indeed, according to standard regulatory requirements, all the initial costs associated with incorporating a business cannot be deducted all at once in the first year of operation.
However, these costs are spread over a long period of time. And one way to do this is to amortize them in the future. Therefore, the second student deferring cost is correct.
Dawn, a sole proprietor, was engaged in a service business and reported her income on a cash basis. In 2018, she incorporated her business by transferring the assets of the business to a new corporation in return for all the stock in the corporation plus the corporation’s assumption of the liabilities of her proprietorship. All the receivables and the unpaid trade payables were transferred to the new corporation. The assets of the proprietorship had total basis of $125,000 and total fair market value of $300,000. The trade accounts payable assumed by the corporation totaled $35,000, and were for services rendered by third parties directly to customers of the business under Dawn’s supervision. The corporation also assumed a note payable to the bank, in the amount of $95,000. The note was issued for a loan used to purchase computers and other business equipment used in the business and transferred to the corporation.
a. Dawn has a taxable gain on the transfer of $5,000.
b. Dawn has a basis of $20,000 in the stock she receives.
c. Dawn has a basis of $10,000 in the stock she receives.
d. Dawn has a basis of $30,000 in the stock she receives.
e. Dawn has a basis of $235,000 in the stock she receives.
Answer:
d. Dawn has a basis of $30,000 in the stock she receives.
Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
= Total assets basis - total liabilities in terms of note payable
= $125,000 - $95,000
= $30,000
So Dawn has the basis of $30,000 in terms of the stock she received
Therefore the option d is correct
if you were living in a world without a financial system ,how would you make provisions towards your retirement.
According to economists, all humans have their own "rational self-interest." What does this mean?
A.) They want to help others rather than help themselves.
B.) They will only make rational and logical decisions about purchases.
C.) They want to benefit themselves as much as possible.
D.) They will only make a purchase if it is involving their top three interests.
They want to benefit themselves as much as possible.
Golden Eagle Company prepares monthly financial statements for its bank. The November 30 and December 31 adjusted trial balances include the following account information:
30-Nov 31-Dec
debit   credit debit credit
supplies $2,000 $3,500
prepaid Insurance $8,000 $6,000
salaries payable $11,000 $16,000
unearned revenue $3,000 $1,500
The following information also is known:
a. Purchases of supplies during December total $3,500.
b. Supplies on hand at the end of December equal $3,000.
c. No insurance payments are made in December.
d. Insurance cost is $1,500 per month.
e. November salaries payable of $10,000 were paid to employees in December. Additional salaries for December owed at the end of the year are $15,000. On November 1, a tenant paid Golden Eagle $3,000 in advance rent for the period November through January, and Deferred Revenue was credited for the entire amount.
Required:
Show the adjusting entries that were made for supplies, prepaid insurance, salaries payable, and unearned revenue on December 31.
Answer:
Golden Eagle Company
Adjusting Journal Entries:
a. Debit Supplies $3,500
Credit Cash $3,500
To record the purchase of supplies during December.
b. Debit Supplies Expense $2,500
Credit Supplies $2,500
To record the used supplies for the month.
d. Debit Insurance Expense $1,500
Credit Prepaid Insurance $1,500
To record expired insurance expense for the month.
e. Debit Salaries Payable $10,000
Credit Cash $10,000
To record the payment of salary arrears.
f. Debit Salaries Expense $15,000
Credit Salaries Payable $15,000
To record unpaid salaries for the month.
g. Debit Unearned Revenue $1,000
Credit Earned Revenue $1,000
To record earned revenue for the month.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Golden Eagle Company
Adjusted Trial Balances as of November 30 and December 31 (Partial):
30-Nov 31-Dec
Debit Credit Debit Credit
supplies $2,000 $3,500
prepaid Insurance $8,000 $6,000
salaries payable $11,000 $16,000
unearned revenue $3,000 $1,500
Adjusting Entries for Supplies, Prepaid Insurance, Salaries Payable and Unearned Revenue on December 31:
a. Supplies $3,500 Cash $3,500
b. Supplies Expense $2,500 Supplies $2,500
d. Insurance Expense $1,500 Prepaid Insurance $1,500
e. Salaries Payable $10,000 Cash $10,000
f. Salaries Expense $15,000 Salaries Payable $15,000
g. Unearned Revenue $1,000 Earned Revenue $1,000
The original purpose of counties was to?
Answer:
The original purpose of the counties was to establish an intermediate governmental structure between that of the cities and that of the states, bringing together several cities in a single entity, the County, which would centralize basic services such as courts, hospitals, universities, etc. and it would represent these cities before the State in a more forceful way than if each city did so on its own initiative.
Amazon Company uses predetermined departmental overhead rates based on direct labor cost to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate for Department A this year was 200% of direct labor cost. The predetermined overhead rate for Department B this year was 50% of direct labor cost. Job Delta, which used labor time in both departments, was charged with the following costs.
Dept A Dept B
Direct materials $50,000 $10.000
Direct labor ? $60.000
Manufacturing overhead $80.000 ?
What was the total manufacturing cost assigned to Job Delta?
a. $270,000
b. $360,000
c. $390.000
d. $480.000
Answer:
a. $270,000
Explanation:
Department A:
Manufacturing overhead=200% of direct labor
80000 = 200% of direct labor
So, direct labor = 80000/200%=$40,000
Department B:
Manufacturing overhead=50% of direct labor
So, Manufacturing overhead = 50%*60000=$30,000
Total manufacturing cost = Material cost + Labor cost + Manufacturing overhead
- Material cost = 50000+10000=$60,000
- Direct labor cost = 40000+60000=$100,000
- Manufacturing overhead = 80000+30000=$110,000
Total manufacturing cost = $60,000 + $100,000 + $110,000
Total manufacturing cost = $270,000
You work in the finance division of a company listed in the Stock Exchange. You have just learned that your supervisor has been using infomation on quarterty retums, prior to the time they are made public, to trade in the company's stock. Is this unethical? If yes, name the elhical issue. Explain why you think there is or not an ethical issue
Answer:
Yes it is. Ethical issue ⇒ Insider Trading.Explanation:
Trading on the stock exchange is supposed to be as fair as possible so that every investor has a fair chance of making returns. If a person - like this supervisor - is using information that is material but not publicly disclosed yet to trade on markets, the fairness of the market is compromised because the person will have an edge over other investors which will enable them make unfair profits.
Information on quarterly returns is usually material so we can expect it to be material here as well which means that the supervisor is engaged in insider trading.
Insider trading is not only unethical but also highly illegal. Reporting your supervisor can get them sent to jail.
The management of Ballard MicroBrew is considering the purchase of an automated bottling machine for $61,000. The machine would replace an old piece of equipment that costs $15,000 per year to operate. The new machine would cost $6,000 per year to operate. The old machine currently in use could be sold now for a salvage value of $20,000. The new machine would have a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value. Required: 1. What is the annual depreciation expense associated with the new bottling machine
Answer:
1. $6,100
2. $3,000
3.$41,000
4.7.3%
Explanation:
1. Calculation for What is the annual depreciation expense associated with the new bottling machine
Depreciation expense= 61,000/10
Depreciation expense=$6,100
2. Calculation for What is the annual incremental net operating income provided by the new bottling machine
Reduction in Operating costs 9,000 ($15,000-$6,000)
Less: Depreciation expense $6000
Incremental net operating income $3,000
3. Calculation for What is the amount of the initial investment
Purchase cost $61,000
Less: Salvage value of old machine $20,000
Initial Investment $41,000
4. Calculation for What is the simple rate of return on the new bottling machine
Incremental net operating income 3000
÷ Initial Investment 41000
Simple rate of return 7.3%
(3,000÷41,000)
Which of the statements is the best description of inflation? The prices of only consumer goods are increasing. The price of all goods and services have increased proportionately. The price of all goods and services in the economy are increasing. Real GDP is rising. An increase in the overall price level has occurred.
Answer:
An increase in the overall price level has occurred.
Explanation:
Inflation can be defined as the persistent general rise in the price of goods and services in an economy at a specific period of time.
Mathematically, inflation is given by the formula;
Inflation = Nominal interest - Real interest rate
Hence, the best description of inflation is an increase in the overall price level has occurred.
Additionally, economics can be classified into two (2) main categories, namely;
1. Macroeconomics can be defined as the study of behaviors, performance and factors that affect the entire economy. Hence, it focuses on aggregate phenomena such as price level, economic growth, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation, unemployment and national income levels with respect to the central bank, demand or supply shocks, government policies, aggregate spending and savings.
2. Microeconomics can be defined as the study of the effect of price and quantity levels through interactions between individual buyers and sellers in various markets. Simply stated, it focuses on analyzing or evaluating the decisions of consumers (buyers) and those of firms (sellers) such as methods of production, pricing; and the manner in which government policies affect those decisions.
Hence, macroeconomic is a kind of externalities that affects the levels of unemployment, inflation, or growth in the economy as a whole.
Osborn Manufacturing uses a predetermined overhead rate of $ 19.70 per direct labor- hour. This predetermined rate was based on a cost formula that estimates $265,950 of total manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of 13,500 direct labor-hours. The company actually incurred $260,000 of manufacturing overhead and 13,000 direct labor-hours during the period.
Required:
1. Determine the amount of underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the period.
2. Assume that the company's underapplied or overapplied overhead is closed to Cost of Goods Sold. Would the journal entry to dispose of the underapplied or overhead increase or decrease the company's gross margin? By how much?
Answer:
1. $3,900
2. $3900
Explanation:
Required:
1. Calculation to Determine the amount of underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the period.
Applied overhead = 19.70*13,000
Applied overhead = 256,100
manufacturing overhead = 260,000-256,100
manufacturing overhead= underapplied by $3,900
2. Assume that the company's underapplied or overapplied overhead is closed to Cost of Goods Sold. Would the journal entry to dispose of the underapplied or overhead increase or decrease the company's gross margin? By how much
The gross margin would decrease by the amount of $3900
Consider the market for widgets. Widgets are produced in the United States, unless producers aren’t willing to meet the quantity demanded at a particular price. In that case, widgets are imported.
Suppose that the price with free trade is $7. If lawmakers want to ensure that U.S. widget producers can sell at least 8,000 widgets, what might they do?
Price
Quantity Demand
Quantity SuppliedDomestically
Quantity Imported
$6 13,000 2,000 8,000
$7 12,000 4,000 8,000
$8 11,000 6,000 5,000
$9 10,000 8,000 2,000
$10 9,000 9,000 0
$11 8,000 10,000 0
impose a tax on imported widgets
provide a subsidy for imported widgets
impose an import quota
Answer:
impose a tax on imported widgets - if the government imposes a tax on imported widgets, imported widgets will become more expensive to consumeres, making consumers flock to domestically produced widgets, prompting domestic firms to increase domestic supply to at least 8,000 widgets.
impose an import quota - the government can also simply impose an import quota of 4,000 widgets, which will oblige consumers to buy at least 8,000 domestic widgets if they want to satisfy their demand of 12,000 widgets.
Splish Brothers, Inc. On December 31, 2017, Splish Brothers, Inc. has $1,760,000 of short-term debt in the form of notes payable to Michaels State Bank due February 5, 2018. On January 28, 2018, Splish Brothers issued 17,600 shares of common stock at $75 per share. Splish Brothers used the proceeds of $1,320,000 from the stock issuance, along with $572,000 in cash to retire the short-term debt and associated accrued interest on February 5, 2018. Splish Brothers will issue its December 31, 2017 financial statements on February 25, 2018.
Marigold Corp. On December 31, 2017, Marigold Corp. has $2.640,000 of short-term notes payable to Indiana Bank & Trust. The notes are due on January 31, 2018. Marigold retired the notes, along with $176,000 in accrued interest, in full on January 31, 2018. On February 11, 2018, Marigold obtained $3,960,000 in long-term financing from Terre Haute Bank & Trust. The new debt bears interest at 5 percent, with interest payments due annually. Marigold will issue its December 31, 2017 financial statements on February 28, 2018.
Prepare partial balance sheets for Splish Brothers, Inc. and Marigold Corp. at December 31, 2017, showing how both companies' short-term debt should be presented. (Enter account name only and do not provide descriptive information.)
Answer:
Splish Brothers, Inc
Note payable $1,760,000
Marigold Corp
Note payable $2,640,000
Explanation:
Prepare partial balance sheets for Splish Brothers, Inc. and Marigold Corp. at December 31, 2017,
Preparation of partial balance sheets for Splish Brothers, Inc at December 31, 2017,
Equity and Liabilities
Short term debt
Note payable $1,760,000
Preparation of partial balance sheets for Marigold Corp. at December 31, 2017,
Equity and Liabilities
Short term debt
Note payable $2,640,000
The legal theory of contributory negligence:
a. is in effect in the majority of states throughout the nation.
b. means that, even assuming the defendant is negligent, if the plaintiff is even slightly negligent, the plaintiff recovers nothing.
c. allows the negligent plaintiff to recover if he was responsible for less than 50 percent of his injury.
d. has been criticized as rewarding a plaintiff for being careless.
Answer:
b. means that, even assuming the defendant is negligent, if the plaintiff is even slightly negligent, the plaintiff recovers nothing.
Explanation:
Contributive negligence is a tort in law that allows the defender in a case to completely prevent a plaintiff from getting any recovery in a case.
This occurs if the defender can prove the plaintiff is negligent resulting in their own injury. That is self injury.
On the other hand comparative negligence allows the plaintiff recover a certain percentage in case of negligence that affects himself. For example if plaintiff was 10% negligent then they lose 10% of the amount they were to recover.
So contributory negligence means that, even assuming the defendant is negligent, if the plaintiff is even slightly negligent, the plaintiff recovers nothing.
The most recent financial statements for Live Co. are shown here:
Income Statement Balance Sheet
Sales $4,800 Current assets $5,102 Debt $10,201
Costs
3,168
Fixed assets 12,491 Equity 7,392
Taxable income $1,632 Total
$17,593
Total
$17,593
Taxes (34%) 555
Net income
$1,077
Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not. The company maintains a constant 30 percent dividend payout ratio. No external equity financing is possible.
Required:
What is the internal growth rate?
A. 4.48%
B. 4.58%
C. 4.38%
D. 11.36%
E. 1.87%
Answer:
The answer is "Option A".
Explanation:
Using formula:
[tex]\text{Equity Return} = \frac{ \text{Net Income}}{ \text{Total Assets}} \times 100[/tex]
[tex]= \frac{1,077}{17,593} \times 100 \\\\= 0.0612175297 \times 100\\\\= 6.12175297\\\\=6.12 \%[/tex]
[tex]\text{Calculating the Plowback Ratio} \ (b) = 1- \text{Dividend Payout Ratio}[/tex]
[tex]= 1-0.30 \\\\ = 0.70[/tex]
[tex]\text{Internal Growth Rate} = \frac{ROA \times b }{(1-ROA \times b)} \\\\[/tex]
[tex]= \frac{0.0612 \times 0.70}{(1-0.0612\times 0.70)} \\\\= \frac{0.04284}{0.95716} \\\\ =0.044754073 \\\\ =4.47\%[/tex]
Today manufacturers are relying more heavily on developing an MRP system for purchasing. the bidding process to obtain the lowest price. developing close relationships with just a few suppliers to secure affordable prices. many suppliers to keep their leverage.
Answer:
many suppliers to keep their leverage.
Explanation:
Quantitative Problem: Jenna is a single taxpayer. During 2018, she earned wages of $113,000. She doesn't itemize deductions, so she will take the standard deduction to calculate 2018 taxable income. In addition, during the year she sold common stock that she had owned for five years for a net profit of $5,200. How much does Jenna owe to the IRS for taxes
Solution :
Item Amount
Income $113,000
Personal exemption for one $ 4,050
Standard deduction $ 6,350
Taxable income $102,600
Therefore the taxable income is $102,600.
Now the tax payable on the taxable income is given by :
Marginal tax rate Amount brackets
10% $0 - $ 9,325
15% $ 9,326 - $ 37,950
25% $ 37,951 -$ 91,900
28% $ 91,901 - $ 191,650
Now according to the above taxable slab, the amount of tax on the wages earned by Jenna is :
Tax payable = [tex]$= (0.1 \times 9325)+(0.15 \times (37950 - 9325))+(0.25 \times (91900 - 37950))+(0.28 \times (102600-91900))$[/tex][tex]$= (0.1 \times 9325)+(0.15 \times 28625)+(0.25 \times 53950)+(0.28 \times 10700)$[/tex]
= 932.5 + 4293.75 + 13487.50 + 2996
= $ 21,709.75
There is also a long term capital gain of $ 5,200 that is earned by selling the common stock.
Now as per IRS, the capital gain of a long term tax percentage for an individual single filer is in 28% tax slab category is 15%.
Therefore the tax on the capital gain of $ 5,200 is = 0.15 x 5200
= $780
Thus the total tax payable by Jenna is = $ 21,709.75 + $ 780
= $ 22,489.75
Amy and Brian were investigating the acquisition of a tax accounting business, Bottom Line Inc. (BLI). As part of their discussions with the sole shareholder of the corporation, Ernesto Young, they examined the company's tax accounting balance sheet. The relevant information is summarized as follows:
FMV Adjusted Basis Appreciation
  Cash $32,250 $32,250
  Receivables 18,600 18,600
  Building 136,000 68,000 68,000
  Land 269,250 89,750 179,500
Total $456,100 $208,600 $247,500
Payables $27,200 $27,200
  Mortgage* 135,750 135,750
Total $162,950 $162,950
Ernesto was asking for $408,000 for the company. His tax basis in the BLI stock was $150,000. Included in the sales price was an unrecognized customer list valued at $150,000. The unallocated portion of the purchase price ($68,000) will be recorded as goodwill. Required:
a. What amount of gain or loss does BLI recognize if the transaction is structured as a direct asset sale to Amy and Brian? What amount of corporate level tax does BLI pay as a result of the transaction, assuming a tax rate of 34 percent?
b. What amount of gain or loss does Ernesto recognize if the transaction is structured as a direct asset sale to Amy and Brian, and BLI distributes the after-tax proceeds (computed in question a) to Ernesto in liquidation of his stock?
c. What is the nature of tax benefits to Amy and Brian as a result of structuring the acquisition as a direct asset purchase?
d. What is the tax basis in the assets received by Amy and Brian?
Answer:
Bottom Line, Inc. (BLI)
a. The amount of gain that BLI should recognize if the transaction is structured as a direct asset sale to Amy and Brian is:
= $199,400
BLI will a corporate tax of $ 67,796 ($199,400 * 34%) as a result of the transaction.
b. The amount of gain that Ernesto recognizes when BLI distributes the after-tax proceeds to Ernesto in liquidation of his stock is:
= $190,204
c. Amy and Brian can step up the tax basis of the assets to their fair market values.
d. The tax basis in the assets received by Amy and Brian is:
= $408,000
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
FMV Adjusted Basis Appreciation
Cash $32,250 $32,250
Receivables 18,600 18,600
Building 136,000 68,000 68,000
Land 269,250 89,750 179,500
Total $456,100 $208,600 $247,500
Payables $27,200 $27,200
Mortgage* 135,750 135,750
Total $162,950 $162,950
Net Value $293,150 $45,650
Sales price for the company = $408,000
Ernesto tax basis in BLI stock = 150,000
Difference = $258,000
Unrecognized customer list = 150,000
Unallocated Goodwill = $108,000
Gain to be recognized if transaction is a direct asset sale:
Sales price = $408,000
Adjusted basis 208,600
Capital gain = $199,400
After-tax proceeds:
Sales price = $408,000
Corporate tax on capital gain = $ 67,796
After-tax proceeds = $340,204
Ernesto's tax basis = 150,000
Capital gain for Ernesto = $190,204
For each of the following transactions that occur in their lives, identify whether it is included in the calculation of U.S. GOP as part of consumption (C), investment (), government purchases (G), exports (X), or imports (M).
a. The state of Pennsylvania repaves highway PA 320, which goes through the center of Swarthmore.
b. Sam's employer upgrades all of its computer systems using U.S-made parts.
c. Teresa's father in Sweden orders a bottle of Vermont maple syrup from the producer's website.
d. Sam buys a sweater made in Guatemala.
e. Teresa gets a new refrigerator made in the United States.
Answer:
a. The state of Pennsylvania repaves highway PA 320, which goes through the center of Swarthmore. - Gonverment purchases (G)
Government purchases include all expenses incurred by the government, like investment in public roads or public schools. It does not include transfer payments like social security or medicare though.
b. Sam's employer upgrades all of its computer systems using U.S-made parts. - Investment (I)
Investment includes all purchases made by private firms with the goal of increasing their assets, and economic profit.
c. Teresa's father in Sweden orders a bottle of Vermont maple syrup from the producer's website. - exports (X)
Exports are all goods and services, produced domestically (Vermont) and sold abroad (Sweden).
d. Sam buys a sweater made in Guatemala. - imports (M).
Imports are all goods and services, produced abroad (Guatemala), and consumed by domestic individuals or firms (Sam)
e. Teresa gets a new refrigerator made in the United States. - consumption (c)
Consumption includes all goods and services purchased by individuals and households in the United States.
Stephenson Company's computer system recently crashed, erasing much of the company's financial data. The following accounting information was discovered soon afterwards on the CFO's back-up computer data.
Cost of Goods Sold $400,000
Work-in-Process Inventory, Beginning 35,000
Work-in-Process Inventory, Ending 46,000
Selling and Administrative Expense 59,000
Finished Goods Inventory, Ending 18,000
Direct Materials Purchased $194,900
Factory Overhead Applied $125,600
Operating Income $25,000
Direct Materials Inventory, Ending $6,800
Cost of Goods Manufactured $380,900
Direct Labor $62,700
The CFO of Stephenson Company has asked you to recalculate the following accounts and report to him by week's end. What should be the amount of direct materials available for use?
Answer:
$210,400
Explanation:
Particulars Amount
Cost of Goods Manufactured $380,900
Add: Closing WIP $46,000
Less: Opening WIP -$35,000
Less: Factory Overhead Applied -$125,600
Less: Direct Labor -$62,700
Add: Closing stock of Direct material $6,800
Direct Material Available for use $210,400
One of the key decisions employers must make is the level of compensation provided to employees. Compensation is a significant cost, and employees are one of the most important assets of the organization. It is important that the organization makes and executes good strategic choices. To facilitate this process, many organizations think systematically about its job structures for compensation and pay levels for different jobs.
An organization's job structure consists of relative pay for different functions and different levels of responsibility. It defines, for example, the difference in pay between entry-level and management jobs, as well as different entry-level jobs in different departments, such as in production or accounting. Pay level is the average amount that an organization pays for a particular job and includes wages, salaries, and bonuses. Job structure and pay levels together form the pay structure, a policy that helps the organization achieve goals related to employee motivation, cost control, and the ability to attract and retain talented employees.
This activity is important because it will help you distinguish between the various factors that impact an organization’s pay structure. The goal of this activity is to classify decisions based on the factors used to establish a pay structure.
HR professionals develop pay structures for their organations based on such factors as legal requirements, company goals, and market forces. Drag each item into the appropriate column on the chart.
1. Equal pay for equal work
2. National compensation survey
3. Product markets
4. Benchmarking
5. Equitable pay rates
6. Child labor laws
7. Federal minum- wage laws
8. Overtime pay
9. Retention of talented staff
10. Trends in labor markets
11. Company cost centers
A. Legal Requirements
B. Organizational Goals
C. Market Forces
Answer:
1. Company goals
2.Market forces
3. market forces
4. company goals
5. market forces
6. legal requirement
7. legal requirement
8. company goals
9. company goals
10. market survey
11. company goals
Explanation:
Company goals is to maintain its business profitable. It is important for a business to retain its talented employees for maintaining quality of products. Legal requirements are the laws which are required to be followed by the businesses.
On October 21, 2004, Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., a large Canadian-based newsprint and groundwood producer, reported net income for its third quarter, 2004, of $182 million. This compares with a net loss for the same quarter of 2003 of $70 million. Sales for the quarter were up, to $1528 million, and earnings excluding low persistence items, was a loss of $27 million. the low - persistence items included a gain of $239 million before tax from foreign exchange conversion. Much of the company's long term debt is denominated in US dollars. The foreign exchange gain arose because of the rising value of the Canadian dollar, relative to the US dollar, during the quarter. Comparable figures for the third quarter of 2003 were as follows: sales of $ 1,340 mil-lion, a loss before low- persistence items of $ 32 million, and foreign exchange conversion gain of $ 13 million. There is no mention of R& D costs in the company’s third quarter report. Its 2003 annual report mentions R& D only in passing, with reference to forest conservation. Presumably, R& D expenditures are relatively low. Abitibi- Consolidated’s share price rose $ 0.59 to $ 7.29 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on October 21, 2004. The S& P/ TSX Composite index gained 59 points to close at 8,847 on the same day. According to media reports, the increases were driven by a "red- hot" materials and energy sect
Solution :
The unexpected earnings is the term used to address the difference between the actual earning of the company for a period as well as the expected earnings for the period. The financial analyst make a mathematical as well as a financial models of the company earnings from the other accounting periods. The unexpected aspect of the earnings also means the price of the stock that can price up of fall dramatically over the course of the day.
Here,
For Q3 2004 2003
Net reported income 82M (70M)
Expected earnings (27M)
Unexpected earnings 55M
Thus we consider the earnings excluding the low persistence items. The low persistence items do not included the sinte there is no continuity or durability of the earnings currently, as they can vary on the large scale.
Also we are given company beta was 0.779 which indicates less volatility. Even though the stock price went up from 0.59 to 0.79, the difference can be considered as the unexpected earnings.
i.e. [tex]$7.29 - 0.59 =6.7 $[/tex] increase per share.
Quality improvement, relevant costs, relevant revenues. SpeedPrint manufactures and sells 18,000 high-technology printing presses each year. The variable and fixed costs of rework and repair are as follows:
Variable Cost Fixed Cost Total Cost
Rework Cost per hr. $79 $115 $194
Repair Cost
Customer Support cost/hr. 35 55 90
Transportation Cost/load 350 115 465
Warranty repair cost/hour 89 150 239
Speed Print’s current presses have a quality problem that causes variations in the shade of some colors. Its engineers suggest changing a key component in each press. The new component will cost $70 more than the old one. In the next year, however, Speed Print expects that with the new component it will
(1) save 14,000 hours of rework,
(2) save 850 hours of customer support,
(3) move 225 fewer loads,
(4) save 8,000 hours of warranty repairs, and
(5) sell an additional 140 printing presses, for a total contribution margin of $1,680,000. SpeedPrint believes that even as it improves quality, it will not be able to save any of the fixed costs of rework or repair. SpeedPrint uses a 1-year time horizon for this decision because it plans to introduce a new press at the end of the year.
1. Should SpeedPrint change to the new component? Show your calculations.
2. Suppose the estimate of 140 additional printing presses sold is uncertain. What is the minimum number of additional printing presses that SpeedPrint needs to sell to justify adopting the new component?
3. What other factors should managers at SpeedPrint consider when making their decision about changing to a new component?
Answer:
1. Speed print SHOULD CHANGE to the new component
2. Since the new components incremental cost of the amount of $1,260,000 is lesser than the incremental savings of the amount of $1,926,500 which means that it will be of benefit if SpeedPrint invest in the new component.
3. Nonfinancial factors
Explanation:
1. Calculation to show whether Speed print
should change to the new component
First step is to calculate the Relevant costs
Relevant costs = $70 *18,000 copiers
Relevant costs= $1,260,000
Second step is to calculate Relevant Benefits
RELEVANT BENEFITS
Savings in rework costs $1,106,000
($79 *14,000 hours)
Add Savings in customer-support costs $29,750
($35 *850 hours)
Add Savings in transportation costs for parts $78,750
($350 *225 fewer loads)
Add Savings in warranty repair costs $712,000
($89 *8,000 repair-hours)
Add Contribution margin from increased sales $1,680,000
Cost savings and additional contribution margin $3,606,500
($1,106,000+$29,750+$78,750+$712,000+$1,680,000)
Based on the above calculation relevant benefits of the amount of $3,606,500 is higher than the relevant costs of the amount of $1,260,000 which means that Speed print
SHOULD CHANGE to the new component.
2. Based on the above calculation it shows that the new components incremental cost of the amount of $1,260,000 is lesser than the incremental savings of the amount of $1,926,500 which means that it will be of benefit if SpeedPrint invest in the new component.
Calculation for INCREMENTAL SAVINGS
Savings in rework costs $1,106,000
($79 *14,000 rework hours)
Add Savings in customer-support costs $29,750
($35 *850 customer-support hours)
Add Savings in transportation costs for parts $78,750
($350 *225 fewer loads)
Add Savings in warranty repair costs $712,000
($89 *8,000 repair-hours)
Incremental savings $1,926,500
($1,106,000 + $29,750 + $78,750 + $712,000)
3. The factors that the managers at SpeedPrint should consider when making their decision about changing to a new component will be NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS.
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sally borrowed $1000 from her friend monique two years ago. their arrangement required sally to repay $250 each year for the subsequent four years. Today with two paymewnts remaining on the loan, Sally offers to repay the loan with a single payment of $475. Assuming no change in interest rates throughout the entire time, should monique accept the signle $475 payment today, why or why not
Answer:
a
Explanation:
Here are the options to this question :
A. yes, 475 is more than the PV of the two remaining payments
B. More information is needed to decide
C. Monique is indifferent between the options, the PVs are equivalent
D. No, the PV of the remaining two payments is more than 475
We have to determine the present value of the remaining two payments and compare the options
Present value is the sum of discounted cash flows
Present value can be calculated using a financial calculator
Cash flow in year 1 = 0
Cash flow in year 2 = 0
Cash flow in year 3 = 250
Cash flow in year 4 = 250
I = 2%
PV = $466.54
$475 is greater than $466.54. Therefore, she should accept the single $475 payment
To find the PV using a financial calculator:
1. Input the cash flow values by pressing the CF button. After inputting the value, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.
2. after inputting all the cash flows, press the NPV button, input the value for I, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.
3. Press compute
Discuss some of the program’s challenges.
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Answer:
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